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Video Game Maker Scores Veterans Non-profits
According to The Chronicle of Philanthropy, Call of Duty Endowment, a philanthropic branch of Activision Blizzard, which works to find high quality employment for veterans has created a scorecard to ensure that the programs it funds are high quality. The endowment partnered with Deloitte to create a rating system to make sure the non-profits receiving the grants will use them to best serve the veterans.
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From Silicon Valley to Social Good
According TechCrunch, Bayes Impact, the latest non-profit from the founders of YCombinator, is employing data science to perform social good. The data scientists work with non-profits to solve social impact challenges.
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Non-profits Should Utilize the Cloud
While the cloud has been around for awhile, non-profits still are slow to utilize the cloud, reports Business News Daily. Cloud applications can save non-profits a significant amount of money and improve their efficiency.
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Enhance Your Appeal with Verbal Images
Verbal Images can help non-profits add another layer to their fundraising appeals, reports Fundraising Success Magazine. A verbal image is an image that readers immediately get and it can add depth to your storytelling.
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Measuring Media's Impact on Participation
According to the New York Times, Participant Media working with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, along with other non-profits, seeks to quantify what aspects of media spur people to activism. Participant is developing a tool called the participation index to help determine what makes viewers want to participate in a cause.
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New Software Helps Charities Complete Registration
There is a new online service to help non-profits keep track of registration requirements for each state they do business in, reports Digital Journal. The SimpleCharityRegistration software helps non-profits track and complete registration for each state.
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Seattle Number 1 for Online Donations
A new study shows Seattle ranks number one for online donations, reports the Chronicle of Philanthropy. The study found that in 2013 Seattle residents gave a total of 33.2 million dollars to charitable causes.
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Flipcause Offers Fundraising Tools for Non-profits
According to Crowdfund Insider, Flipcause has launched a new tool to help nonprofits fundraise. Flipcause’s cloud-based app plugs in to the non-profits existing website and provides them with a wide range of fundraising tools.
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Millennials Use Technology in Giving Decisions
The Council of Foundations believes that Millennials' instant access to information and their lack of lifelong relationships with institutions such as churches affects how they give, reports the Chronicle of Philanthropy. Increasingly Millennials rely on their social network and technology to help them decide how to give.
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Using Social Media to Help Homeless
Increasingly, social media is helping connect homeless people to services, reports Non-profit Quarterly. A survey by the University of Southern California School of Social Work indicated that 62% of homeless teens have a cellphone and use social media sites such as Twitter to find services in their area.
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